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September 20, 2026 11:48 AM

Indian Railways approves ₹252 crore for Kavach 4.0 on 607.7 route km of Lucknow Division

Indian Railways has approved ₹252 crore for the deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 across 607.7 route kilometres of the Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway. The project will extend Kavach 4.0 coverage to the identified remaining sections of the division, further strengthening safety infrastructure for train operations. Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to enhance operational safety and support safer train movement. The system helps prev...

February 6, 2026 4:15 PM

On safer tracks: How Kavach and AI are transforming railway safety in India

Every railway journey in India carries an unspoken assurance - that passengers will reach their destinations safely. As train speeds rise and traffic density increases across one of the world’s busiest rail networks, Indian Railways is undertaking a quiet but far-reaching transformation to strengthen that assurance. At the heart of this shift is Kavach, an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, supported by a growing suite of AI-driven safety and monitoring technologie...

January 30, 2026 8:40 PM

Indian Railways commissions record 472 km of Kavach 4.0 in a single day

Indian Railways on Friday commissioned 472.3 route kilometres (RKm) of Kavach Version 4.0, the indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across three key sections of its network, marking the highest-ever Kavach commissioning achieved in a single day and in a single month. The newly commissioned sections include the Vadodara–Virar stretch (344 km) on Western Railway, Tuglakabad Junction Cabin–Palwal (35 km) on Northern Railway, and Manpur–Sarmatanr (93.3 km) on East Central Railw...